How to Set Up ‘Find My iPhone’ on iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G & iPad

Apple has released the  iOS 4.2 firmware for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad with many cool features like Airprint, Airplay, multitasking, Game center, folders and the most noticeable is free version of Find my iPhone.

Find My iPhone is free to use without a MobileMe subscription in iOS 4.2 and helps you to locate your lost or stolen device. It display a message or play a sound for two minutes at full volume even if your device is set to silent. You can even remotely lock the device, or wipe it to permanently delete all of your personal and confidential data.

How to Setup Find My iPhone on iPhone 4, iPad & iPod Touch 4G

1. first make sure your iPhone 4, iPad and iPod Touch is running iOS 4.2.

2. Than tap the Settings icon and go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account and select MobileMe service.

3. Enter your Apple ID username and password (same as iTunes credentials). If you already a MobileMe user, just enter your .mac or .me credentials. When done, tap Next to continue.

4. If your MobileMe account says Not Verified, check your email inbox for a message from Apple. Click Verify Now and sign in with your Apple ID.

5. Go back to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > MobileMe and turn on the Find My iPhone. Tap Allow.

You are done. Now your iPhone’s location can be tracked by Apple.

To give this service try, download the free Find My iPhone app on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad or head over to www.me.com and sign in using the Apple ID you used above.

Now you can see the location of the tracked iDevice and you are able to send messages, remotely lock it or even make it play a sound.

You can also easily setup Find My iPhone service on iPhone 3GS and other unsupported devices. Create a free Find My iPhone account on any iPhone 4, iPad, or iPod touch 4G running iOS 4.2. Once you create an account on a qualifying device, use your Apple ID and password to enable Find My iPhone on your other devices running iOS 4.2.

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